chalklike
Pale and dustite
Resembling chalk in texture, color, or consistency.
Chalklike skin is pale and dry.
A chalklike substance is powdery and white.
The word describes anything with the soft, crumbly, matte quality of chalk: The pills left a chalklike residue on my tongue.
Reduced to fine particles
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- crumblyProne to fragmenting
- friableReadily reduced to fragments
- granularMade of tiny particles
gritty · fine · floury · talcum · pasty · mealy · silty · pulverulent
Absence of pigment
- whitishSomewhat pale-toned
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- blanchedMade white by heat
wan · colorless · faded · milky · pastel · light · ghostly · ivory
Easily broken or damaged
- breakableCapable of shattering
- crumblyProne to fragmenting
- frangibleCapable of being broken
- snappableProne to breaking sharply
delicate · friable · splintery · flaky · shatterable · weak · tender · crisp
Thoroughly dehydrated
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
- absorbentAble to soak up
- moisture-wickingDraws liquid from skin
dehydrated · dusty · waterless · anhydrous · unlubricated · rough · scratchy · matte
Naturally formed crystalline solid
- geologicalOf Earth's physical structure
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- naturalNot artificially produced
- DoverDelaware's capital city
fossilized · deposits · cretaceous · quarried
powdery
Reduced to fine particles
granular · gritty · fine · floury · talcum · pasty · mealy · silty · pulverulent · residue
white
Absence of pigment
blanched · wan · colorless · faded · milky · pastel · light · ghostly · ivory · bleached
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
snappable · delicate · friable · splintery · flaky · shatterable · weak · tender · crisp · soft
desiccated
Thoroughly dehydrated
moisture-wicking · dehydrated · dusty · waterless · anhydrous · unlubricated · rough · scratchy · matte · flat
mineral
Naturally formed crystalline solid
- geologicalOf Earth's physical structure
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- naturalNot artificially produced
Dover · fossilized · deposits · cretaceous · quarried